Nutter's "Stopping the Slaughter" article focused particularly on how gun violence that claims around 32 victims a day in America is disproportionately carried out by and targeting African-American males predominently in urban areas.

“Black men across the country are killing one another, yet that epidemic is rarely part of any national conversation.”

“We are way past the time of just talking. What we really need is action. I know that President (Barack) Obama cares about these issues, but as powerful as the President of the United States is, he will need a lot of folks to rally with him to work toward solutions. It will require folks to have open minds and open hearts and, more than anything, to be dedicated to change.”

Nutter says that change is possible. ”The question is, are we ready to do it?”